Check and coupons



NOV. 23, 1943. Q LEFEBVRE 2,334,777

CHECK AND COUPONS Filed Feb. 10, 1942 v HOTEL PARIS GRILL ROOM" 4 JAN. 2- |942 NY- NY CHECK INVENTOR.

GDELQN LEFEBVRE',

Patented Nov; 23, 1943 a a p w I 2, 34 11 PATENT i My invention relates tofa br c i w h orders are itemized and the quantityof each item my. invention are to provide:

;A check whichpreventstheitjof food. A waiterschecli having duplicate and separable indicated; Among the; purposes and objects of r'narginal tabs. 7

. devices-for. quickly providing many varied duplicates. 1 a

.conven'ientl" safe device. ier. dispensing Qsupplies." T

I. .Ifaccomplish' these,andflotherjobjects by the construction herein described and illustrated by' the accompanying drawing forming a part of this V item .(egg)}willappear in'the'coupon box I2 and i also in theibox It adjacent the box ii. Adjacent disclosure in which the various figures are:

p Fig. 1 is a plan View;

Fig. 2 is' a fragmentary detail. I I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail of a modification.

Fig.4 isan enlar ed detail of the tabs shown.

Similar reference characters refer" to similar ing and in the specification to follow.

parts throughout the several views of the draw;

I am'aware thatthe use of'detachable tab's or "coupons have been common for n any purposes suchas' reminders, indexes, ballots, bonds, 'eto.f The particular use of my coupons and their relation to other entrieson myw'aiters checkresult in only a' use for detachable tabs or coupons,

but also result in a change of construction which at first glance appears similar to others but be cause it is a duplicate entry separated from entries of many other things, its construction and the new use accomplished by this novel combination is of great importance as will be .seen by the disclosure of its application and operation which follows the specification of the construction. j p

Referring to the drawing-J'have shown two of the numerous details of construction which are possible to carry out the underlying principles of my invention. I wish it understood that the preciseness of my disclosure in describing in detail these embodiments of my invention is not to be taken as limiting its scope but rather to make my invention better understood.

To those skilled in the art to which my invention pertains, it will be obvious after a study of.

this disclosure that many modifications may be made to suit my invention to its many uses.

My waiters check I, as typifiedby Fig. 1 of the drawing, has a serial number 2 shown at-the top'3 above the horizontal lines 4 which separate the heading listings 5, such as the name of the hotel or club using my check and system to safe- Iguard 'against loss of items ":6 listed below the ,horizontallinesfi, I The lines-.1 horizontally disposed on the body and .extending beyond. the vertical line of V {severance 8 where they-also are severed, thereby entered: thus, if one egg were ordered, the number I will appearin each box" IE! and I l andthe thebox I3 I have provided the pri ceboxes' M and I5 for dollars and cents representing 'the charge for the items in the boxes on the same 'linejfl both on'the coupon and the body-of the eck;p j l Figs. Sand 4,1 have shown my check 2|"as .jliaying the horizontal lines .21 on which} the "'entriesthe ite'msZB {ma be placed in the same "manner as the items are placed on the lines "I of the check; [The quantity boxjhowever, is disposed so that one-half of the boxis on the lcouponywhich is separ'ate'd by the verticalline of severance and the other half of'the box 3U -is on the body of the check. Thus; the number or 'once yet it will not only appear on both the coupon but on the body of thecheck. The use of Roman numerals written so as to be severed by the removal of the coupon also adds further security against alterations of the numbers as they. must match with the other half of the number when again placed intheir original relationship, i. e.: as they were before being sepa- 40 rated by removing the coupon.

rows of perforations while in Figs. 3 and 4', the lines ofseverance are cuts l6 through the material leaving the bridges I! to hold the coupon in place until the bridges are broken by tearing the coupon from'its conjoined position oi. securement to the body of the check. When the cutsand bridges are disposed, as shown in Fig. 4, the corners l 8 maybe-completely cut out so that the-severance is more complete and thus more easily made. This arrangement of cuts and bridges is preferred when the material of my check is relatively stiff and the corners thus more difiicult to tear away. 55 While I have shown the bridges [1 as disposed which thequa ntity number of each item maybe quantity of each of the items may be entered but In Fig. 2, I have shown the lines of severance as V midway between the corners l8 of each coupon, these bridges may be positioned so that each 7 alternate coupon is entirely detached from the The waiter is provided with checks having serial numbers 17640 to 17700 at the beginning ,of 1

his shift at the hotel dining room; he. takes the ifor thecoupons. a N

At the end of .the'shift,'the pantry man, chef, ,bar, etc., mustlhave coupons representing the items removed from their respective stock of supplies and the waiter must have deliveredlthe itemsto theguest The coupons and checks must .alsoagree exactly. 1 '9 I --.Havingthus disclosed and described in detail Qembodimen'ts of .my invention, whatjI claim tobe I my invention is set forthinthe lfollowing aplpended claims. I 1 iI- claim;

..1. In a check having detachable couponsalong 40 its marginal edges, one of the coupons detach-' ,:ably secured to adjacent coupons and tothe body =of=thegcheckiand bridges securing the coupons to each other andeto the body of the -cl i eck,v' .said bridgesbein'g'so disposed that the corner ofeach @coupon adjacent said check is, detached.

, --:2.-In :a check, a;row-'of detachable coupons 7 ii positioned along-awsnbstantial part of one of .the :marginal-edges ofsaicl check and bridges securing sa-idcoupons to ea'ch other and to said check,

said bridges being so disposed in relation to said check that all of the adjacent corners of said coupons are detached from said check when said coupons are secured thereto.

3. In a sheet having detachable coupons along its marginal edges, one of the coupons being detachably secured to adjacent coupons and to the body of the sheet and bridges securing the coupons to each other and to the body of the 10 sheet, said bridges being so disposed that the cornerof-each coupon adjacent the "body of the sheet is detached.

4. In a sheet having detachable coupons along its marginal edges, one of the coupons being detachably secured to adjacent coupons and to order of the guests at the table, calling for items of various kinds and in various quantities-which? i j thebody of the sheet and bridges securing the sheet,-, said bridges being 'so'disposed that the corner of each" coupon adjacent the body of the v sheet is detached, the spaces between said bridges comprising a plurality of slits, said slits at the corner junctureof said coupons being joinedto V provideia cut out cor'nerfi;

5. 'In a sheet having detachable couponsalong its marginal edges, one of the coupons being-detachablysecured to adjacenteoupons and'toi the "body of thesheet and bridges securing the coupons to each other and to the body of the sheet, said bridges being sodispo'sed that the corner of eachcoupon adjacent the body of thesheet is detached, the spaces between said bridges comprising a plurality of slitted scores, said slitte'd scores at the-adjacent corners of said coupons being joined, to permit the coupons to be detached withouttearing thecorners.

6. In a sheet having detachable.- coupons along "saidbridges being. so disposed that the corner of p each couponadjacentithe. bodyflof the, sheetis detached, the spaces between said bridges comprising a plurality of slitted'. scores, said slitted 5 scores at-the adjacent corners of said coupons .be-

ing joined to permit the coupons to-be detached .without tearing the; corners, and-the adjacent bodyofthe sheet. s, j ODELON LEFEBVRE'.

vcouponsto eachother and to the body of the 

